Deliciously Ella Supper Club at The Kitchen Counter

For my 30th birthday my best friend treated me to dinner at the Deliciously Ella supper club at The Kitchen Counter, Ella’s deli in Herne Hill.

On arrival to The Kitchen Counter, which is located a short walk from the tube station, there were two long tables with benches laid up ready for diners. As we were a little bit late arriving, we took the last two places near the entrance of the deli, which suited us fine.

Supper Club The Kitchen Counter

Deliciously Ella supper club: Starters

Shortly after getting settled, we were offered a peach and lemon iced tea punch to begin our Deliciously Ella supper club experience with. Soon large bowls of beet gazpacho with cherries, spiced labneh and candied pecans came out of the kitchen and placed in front of us each, closely followed by Ella herself with fresh bread.

Obviously, this was not the moment to whip out Ella’s third book –Deliciously Ella with Friends – from my bag for her to sign, so I was hopeful Ella would make herself available later on for meeting diners, many of whom I assumed were fans like myself.

Supper Club The Kitchen Counter

Supper Club The Kitchen Counter

Main course

For the main meal, we shared plates of:

  • creamed corn with fig compote
  • heirloom tomatoes carpaccio with lemon, capers, tomato jelly, vegan parmesan cream and pressed cucumber
  • mixed beans with truffles, garlic, Aleppo chilli and homemade wholegrain mustard
  • Pulled aubergine sliders in homemade spelt buns.

Kate and I washed it all down with red wine.

Supper Club The Kitchen Counter

Dessert

To finish, we enjoyed homemade chocolate truffles and a lime and raspberry layered sponge cake with a matcha icing.

Supper Club The Kitchen Counter

Supper Club The Kitchen Counter

Deliciously Ella supper club: final thoughts

Rightly or wrongly, I thought the idea of the Deliciously Ella supper club was that you could enjoy Deliciously Ella food, in the company of Deliciously Ella herself. Unbeknownst to me while I was chatting away between mouthfuls of food, Ella slipped out the door before the main course.

The disappointment was a bit of an understatement to be honest, as aside from wanting my book signed, I just wanted to meet her again (I met her previously at a book signing).

Overall though, each of the food courses served during the supper club were well portioned and on the delicious scale out of 10, it was a firm 10, sometimes even tipping to an impressive 11. The staff were also very friendly and attentive to our needs so both Kate and I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, and I would go to another Deliciously Ella supper club again if the opportunity arose.

Until next time x

2 Comments

    • Claire
      Author
      19th September 2017 / 10:41 pm

      Thank you! Even if you’re not a particular fan of Deliciously Ella, I would definitely recommend giving the supper clubs a try 🙂

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